Prada Cup: American skipper Terry Hutchinson on the 'shock' of elimination. OPINION: The America’s Cup is a huge challenge to New Zealand society. Either we want to win at all costs or we want to do the right thing. Either we continue with the sort of narrow-minded protectionism that is currently taking place on Auckland harbour or we open up the event to the world. At the moment the America’s Cup looks like a regatta for white blokes of immense wealth and privilege. I looked at the crew list for American Magic and amongst the 164 mug shots I did not pick out one black face. So whatever happened to Black Lives Matter? In sailing, they not only don’t matter, they don’t even exist.